Although the clock hands are currently missing, the spire's bells are still ringing as normal.

Healy Hall, which sits near Georgetown University's main gate at 37th and O streets NW, was built in the late 1870s and is named for Rev. Patrick Healy, who served as president of the university and was the first black American to hold a doctorate and serve as a president of any major U.S. university. The building is a National Historic Landmark.